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Watch out Bose and Sony, JBL reveals new noise-cancelling headphones with 24-hour battery
JBL unveiled its newest headphone series, CLUB, at CES in Las Vegas earlier today. The newest cans come in three models: the CLUB 700BT, CLUB 950NC and CLUB ONE – each boasts a varying price point and feature set. The American firm said it was inspired by touring musicians to create its latest series of headphones that vary in both on-ear and over-ear designs. JBL CLUB 700BT • £129.99 Let’s star ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:29:56
$200 vs $4,000 Camera: Is Your Phone Good Enough for Travel Photography?
Sensor image quality has advanced so much over the last few years that phone manufacturers are boasting photographs that rival those from larger mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Some, like the Xiaomi Mi CC9 at 108 megapixels, quadruple the resolution of my best camera. The iPhone 11 Pro and Google Pixel 4 have incredible night mode capabilities using imaging algorithm and stabilization that’s compara ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:29:56
Panasonic HZ2000 OLED TV replaces one of last year's best TVs
Panasonic has a new television darling for 2020: the HZ2000 OLED, available in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes. The successor to last year’s GZ2000, which garnered a full five stars in our review, it again features a custom-made OLED panel and broad HDR support, with a few enhancements that could again make these some of the best TVs in their price range. The first is Filmmaker Mode, which we first hea ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:26:39
Xbox Scarlett APU Die Shot Analysis: Die Size Estimated
A picture of the upcoming Xbox Scarlett APU was posted by the 'head of Xbox' Phil Spencer and almost everyone went into a frenzy analyzing the die shot. This is our take and without any further ado, let's begin with the starting image: Here is our methodology (A big shout out to WhyCry @Videocardz for helping us with image processing): the original image was enhanced and then perspective correcte ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:26:39
Sennheiser reveals cheap rival for Sony WH-1000XM3 at CES 2020
Sennheiser has launched two new wireless headphones at CES 2020 in Las Vegas – one of which looks to be a real (cheaper) alternative to the class-leading Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Headphones. Building on the success of the HD 4.50BTNC (which we awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars in our review), the new HD450BT over-ear headphones offer a 30-hour battery life and instant access to your voice assistant of ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:25:32
Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus is a laptop that doubles as a Kindle
It wouldn't be CES if Lenovo didn't have a bevy of new laptops to announce, but I can't say we saw the company's new ThinkBook Plus coming. It's available with a 13.3-inch matte, full HD IPS display, one USB-C Gen 2 port, a pair of full-size USBs and an HDMI-out. And since this isn't a one-size-fits-all sort of machine, you can configure it with up to a 10th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, either 8GB ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:25:32
Nikon finally updates its most popular full-frame DSLR
This week at CES, Nikon is announcing the new D780 DSLR. It’s the long-awaited successor to the D750, which came out in 2014 and is described by Nikon as its most popular full-frame DSLR ever. The D780 still has a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor, but now it has backside illumination that should further boost the camera’s low-light performance. ISO is now up to 51,200 native and expandable to 204,8 ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:23:53
Modder Proves X570 Boards' Chipset Can Be Cooled Passively With Custom Heatsink
For some reason almost all AMD X570 motherboards come with a tiny little chipset fan, some even hiding inside covers that look like passive heatsinks. Modder "DerRuehrer" didn't like the pesky little fan on his Asus ROG Strix X570-E motherboard, and thus decided it was time for some DIY work, as detailed by OC3D. He did this by milling his own heatsink out of a block of aluminium, whic ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:23:53
The race is on to launch the first gaming laptop with a 300Hz IPS display
Acer, Asus, and MSI are each planning to launch laptops with a 300Hz refresh rate for fast-action gameplay. Now that CES has kicked off in earnest, Acer and Asus are once again teasing gaming laptops with displays supporting ultra-fast refresh rates of up to 300Hz. There's still no word on which machine will be available to buy first, but it's no longer a two-horse race—MSI is saddling up a 300Hz ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:17:23
Sony Xperia 5 Plus renders shows a ToF sensor and more
The release of the Sony Xperia 5 in late 2019 may be followed up sometime soon with the launch of the Sony Xperia 5 Plus. That’s according to gadget leaker Onleaks, who has just posted some renders of the phone via Slashleaks. The renders, along with a 360-degree 3D video, showcase a few differences between the Xperia 5 and the Xperia 5 Plus. One big one is that the triple rear camera setup on th ... Read more
2020-01-07 00:17:23